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Located on a navigable waterway, yet inland and remote, "The
Forks" in southern New Jersey was a haven for smugglers at
the dawn of the Revolutionary War. This short history describes
the important contribution of The Forks and its inhabitants to
America’s fight for independence and introduces a variety
of colorful characters: early settler Eric Mullica, the treacherous
Benedict Arnold, visionary citizens Elijah Clark and Richard Wescoat,
ship builder Captain John Van Sant, highwayman Joe Mulliner, and
the fictional Kate Aylesford—immortalized as "The Heiress
of Sweetwater" in a popular novel first published in 1855.